Springfield, Mo. – The ninth ranked University of Missouri-St. Louis women's soccer team had its 16-match unbeaten streak snapped with a 1-0 loss to Maryville on Thursday evening at Lake Country Soccer in Springfield, Mo. The Tritons drop to 14-2-3, while the Saints improve to 10-6-4.
UMSL, seeded first, had the game's first scoring chance in the third minute as
Ella Anselm split the center backs and took a shot from just outside the 18-yard box that was saved by Agnes Vilen.
Maryville's, seeded fifth, first scoring chance came in the 25th minute as Anne van Son took a shot that was saved by
Allysa Wolf.
The Saints broke the scoreless deadlock 3:39 before halftime. Karla Krebs won a ball near midfield and played it ahead to Gabby Tucker down the left side. Tucker dribbled back towards the center and took a shot across goal beating Wolf to the lower right corner..
Maryville held a 6-4 edge in shots in the first 45 minutes including 3-1 in shots on goal.
The Tritons had several opportunities early n the second half but couldn't get anything on target. UMSL recorded its first shot on goal since the third minute when
Madi Riege hit a volley across the box that was snagged by Vilen in the 86th minute.
Maddie Clark was pulled down in the penalty area with less than three minutes remaining by Jaquelin Granados for a chance to tie the game but she missed as her kick hit off the crossbar and went over for a goal kick.
UMSL had two more chances in the final two minutes as
Rachel Skyberg took two shots but neither were on frame.
The Tritons finished the contest with a 12-9 advantage in shots but the Saints held a 3-2 edge in shots on goal.
UMSL will find out its NCAA fate during the selection show on Monday (Nov. 9) at 6 p.m. on NCAA.com.
